Dramatic knife-crime exercise taking place in Gloucester

Youngsters are being shown dramatic scenes to warn them of the dangers of knife crime in a police-led exercise today.

They are being shown the lengths police would go to in bringing down a knife-wielding aggressor, and witnessing a role play about what can happen if a person is stabbed and suffers a fatal injury.

Police, paramedics and other agencies are holding the exercise at Gloucestershire's safety training centre Skillzone to show the young people, who have all found themselves on the wrong side of the law, the real dangers of carrying knives.

The youngsters are also hearing from Leon Hobson of Fearless, a youth based initiative from CrimeStoppers, who will tell his story of being stabbed in London 10 years ago, together with mentors from Great Expectations.